The 2012 Controlled Substances Education Program will include information about avoiding prescribing pitfalls, disease states, a review of the current regulations and the appropriate documentation, maintaining your DEA Licensure, and pharmacology of controlled substances. Check the MAPA website in June for registration link and additional details coming soon at www.missipas.org

In order to obtain prescriptive authority to prescribe controlled substances in Mississippi, the MS Board of Medical Licensure requires the Physician Assistant to first attend a board approved educational program prior to making application. This educational course is approved by the MS Board of Medical Licensure and satisfies this requirement.